AN ACT making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out
of the treasury from the state fund, general revenue, from
surplus accrued as of the thirty-first day of July, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-six, and authorizing the
transfer of these funds to the revenue shortfall reserve
fund, account no. fund 2038, organization 0201, activity 999,
supplementing and amending chapter eight, acts of the
Legislature, regular session, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, known as the "Budget Bill".

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:That section eight, chapter eight, acts of the Legislature,
regular session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, be supplemented and amended following line fifty-three by adding the
following:
After allocating funds as necessary to provide for the
appropriations set forth in this section, the remainder of the
surplus accrued as of the thirty-first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-six, shall be transferred to the revenue
shortfall reserve fund, account no. fund 2038, organization 0201,
activity 999.
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the transfer of
the remainder of the surplus accrued as of the thirty-first day of
July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, to the revenue
shortfall reserve fund established in section twenty, article two,
chapter five-a of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended. This transfer is being made to
replenish the amounts of money being withdrawn from the fund for
purposes of providing flood relief and funding water, sewer and
other projects.